Timeline

The story of Team Fortress 2 is gathered through different pieces in history; most of this information comes from pages of major updates. Hidden links in these pages as well as the examination of the TF2 comic book pages contribute various dates in the Team Fortress 2 timeline.

Legend
Important event

19th Century

Date	Event	Source
1808	Demoman's Scrumpy is made.	Link
1814 - June	An editorial cartoon is published in the Gentle Manne’s Monthly, entitled “An Editorial Cartoon of Some Insighte,” starring the editorial’s mascot, the Gentle Manne of Leisure, and his Companione.	Link
1850	The Last Will and Testament of Zepheniah Mann is written and enacted.	Link
1850	Australia becomes the world's most advanced country.	Link, Link
1857	Abraham Lincoln invents stairs, replacing rocket jumping	Link
1862 - August 5th	Scientists in Australia "nervously assure the world" that there is "no gold after all." Gold prospectors turns gaze to Canada.	Link, Link
1865	Abraham Lincoln holds his Second Inaugural Address, stating, "I say this to you with unvarnished factualism of plain talk: I love Arena Mode."	Link
1865 - April 20th	The War Department published a wanted poster for John "Tower of Hats" Booth, for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.	Link
1869	Shiny's Bullion is established.	Link
1880	Emily begins her search for Australium.	Link
1890	Blutarch Mann commissions Radigan Conagher to build a life-extending machine.	Link
1890	Emily requests Conagher to build one for Redmond Mann as well.	Link
1890	Biggs starts producing steel rods.	Link
1894 - April 14th	Radigan Conagher finishes third Life Extender Machine for an undisclosed party.	Link
1894 - July 17th	Radigan Conagher finishes building a Life Extender Machine for Blutarch Mann.	Link
1894 - August 3rd	Radigan Conagher finishes another Life Extender Machine for Redmond Mann.	Link
1895 - January 25th	“Hills Discovered!” In Australia, “Mysterious New Geographic Lumps Confound Men of Australian Science."	Link
1895 - March 6th	“War, Mate!” Two months later, the king of Australia declares war on hills, stating “There will be time to study these so-called hills after they are dead.”	Link
1895 - April 5th	“King Conquers Hill!” It is reported that the “Coward Mound Surrendered Without a Fight.”	Link

20th Century

Date	Event	Source
1900 - January 23rd	"Mann Co Invents 'Ro-Bot'" Here it is revealed that Mann Co., at the turn of the century, is now an "Australian Weapons Giant." In the article, Mann Co. officials attempt to soothe public concerns over their "Ro-Bot," stating that "these automatons will only be used for violence." On a minor note, a poll shows that "Robin" is the most popular Australian girl’s name.	Link
1900	Australia tried to colonize space by this time. They seem to have failed.	Link
1901	Newell and Sons debuts "turnless" board game Teams and Fortresses 2, with explosive "real-time" game-play.	Link
1921	Franklin D. Roosevelt loses both of his legs while rocket jumping. As a result, he perfects the modern staircase.	Link
1923	Red Shed beers are distilled in Tougaloo.	Link
1937	Redstone is established.	Link
1949	The Soldier, on his Nazi-killing spree in Poland, finds out the war has been over for four years.	Link
1961	Saxton Hale’s Thrilling Tales first arrives on newsstands.	Link
1962	Saxton Hale's Jungle Brawl debuts in the U.S.	Link
1963	Only four items are being produced for the elderly: hats, meat, caskets, and Saxton Hale's Mildly Thrilling Tales.	Link
1964 - March	The first and only issue of Saxton Hale's Mail Storm is published.	Link
1965	The Engineer creates several mechanical contraptions, including the Sentry Gun, while under contract with TF Industries.	Link
1968 - June	The main setting for Team Fortress 2	Link
1968	Boy's Adventure with Saxton Hale comes under fire from the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency.	Link